Saturday, May 16, 2020

Flying well.

I have 9 short trimming flights on the Ringmaster and two full tank flights. 4.5 ounces of fuel gives me 6 min. and 30 seconds of engine run time and that's enough for the pattern. I changed lines to .015 x 62 from .018 x 62 as the plane doesn't pull that much. I had put a small ball of putty on the right wing tip before the first flight just to be safe. During the test flights the plane was a bit light on the lines when maneuvering above 45 degrees. Before the last flight today I put another small ball of putty on the right wing tip and now the line tension is acceptable. The weather has been a bit windy and the air is turbulent making any flying a chore. I do what needs to be done and head for home before anything bad happens.

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